PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Back in the day fast food and other QSR operations were not exactly known as centers of cutting-edge technology. Now QSR operations are getting smart, so to speak, via artificial intelligence (AI) technology. AI could lead to more QSR customers ordering their own products via kiosks at tablets at tables, QSR Magazine says.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Here’s how innovation, marketing and technology have shaped this iconic American holiday over the years. The Macy’s Day Parade has the most brand name recognition, but there are countless other parades across the U.S. And what do we do with this incredible technology? Making It a Holiday at All. So much for cherished memories.

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MAY 12, 2020

The app, which is brand-specific, is based on a turnkey solution that helps any merchant’s customers choose the appropriate apparel size based on the shopper’s real measurements. As more and more retailers open back up, they will need new technology solutions to coax shoppers back into their stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The latest PYMNTS Order to Eat Tracker highlights how several major brands are embracing (or resisting) third-party delivery services, new models and new ordering solutions in an effort to win over customers. The virtual restaurant business model is becoming increasingly popular as technology improves the user experience.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Technology company Linx has partnered with digital retail platform Magazine Luiza (Magalu) for a new delivery option for customers in Brazil, according to a press release. Through technology, we transformed Magalu in a digital platform. ” “Through technology, we transformed Magalu in a digital platform.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to a recent report from Forrester and Adobe , brands defined as “experience-driven” grow at a clip of 19 percent per year, compared to 13 percent for others. The consumer now has a candle with a personal brand. Other companies focus on activities that stay on brand. Minutes later, that photo is applied as a label.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

And although Runner’s World magazine had the nerve to rank it No. Matt Taylor, co-founder and CEO of running apparel brand Tracksmith has found himself and his company a little slice of Boston’s running history. Taylor said marketing activities reflect his current scale as a small D2C brand. I think that will carry into 2020.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Online magazines. Restrictions on shopping in places where businesses are still shuttered may have spurred the great pivot toward subscriptions — moving beyond, say, content (such as magazine and newspaper subscriptions) and toward everyday items like toilet paper and mascara. Mascara delivered to the door for those endless Zoom calls.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Lifestyle brand FabFitFun has taken something of a circuitous route toward building its retail business. That newsletter eventually grew into a blog and online magazine, and six years into the journey diversified in a wholly new direction with the launch of subscription boxes. Each box contains eight to 12 products.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

The 132-year-old magazine has taken content marketing to a new level following the hiring of its new Editor-in-Chief, Jane Francisco, just four years ago. In addition to creating this new kitchen space, it also served as a new way for the publication to conduct branding and marketing.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Magazine and newspaper subscriptions are popular services that have been around for decades, making them a favorite for bad actors as well. New York officials, however, recently delivered good news to victims of a magazine scam that Orbital Publishing Group oversaw. Patreon’s Quick Response To Subscription Stumble Gains Customer Trust.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

QSR magazine and other analysts point to a direct link between delivery and the consumer experience and consumer satisfaction. They warn that delivery is a customer-centric strategy, not a technology solution. Restaurants need to meet guests where they are – and remain on-brand throughout the experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In August, Acima’s 3-year growth rate of nearly 800 percent landed it on Inc magazine’s list of fastest growing private companies, which highlighted its “point of sale finance option that provides millions of consumers with the option to 'buy now and pay later' when buying consumer durables.” Acima grew 2005 percent from 2018 to 2019.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

The chain announced on Tuesday (July 7) that it was following through on its decision announced earlier in the year to close down 450 Speedway gas station locations as it continues to reinvent its brand. The COVID-19 pandemic could be prompting consumers and merchants to reconsider the technology. percent of U.S.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Neeti Aggarwal manages the financial technology and innovation research at The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Retailers run the retail space as if it was their own store, and there is even a salesperson on-hand who works for Bulletin, but each brand gets to train them. Bulletin has also released an early version of software to make it easy to book a space and access sales numbers, and it will continue to improve upon that technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And while smaller DTC brands have been rapidly embracing them in recent years – because in many cases, they tend to be about as effective as advertising on Facebook or Instagram while also being quite a bit cheaper, according to reports – the biggest moves in catalogs in the last 18-24 months have come from some very well-established players.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In the span of about a decade, the smartphone has gone from revolutionary technology to an everyday tool that everyone on Earth carries in their pocket. The shift in consumer preference is not surprising, LG Electronics Senior Manager Angel Grant told PYMNTS in a conversation, because of how advanced smartphone technology has become.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Brands, the dual drive-thru is not the only addition coming with the new design. The new Taco Bell will also feature smart kitchen technology designed to detect when a guest has arrived at the restaurant — and be able to rout them to the quickest pickup experience available. According to an announcement by parent firm Yum!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Consumers can slip the Galaxy Fold out of their pockets “for one-handed calls, texts and more, and open for endless multitasking and higher-quality viewing on our largest mobile display for presentations, digital magazines, movies and AR content.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

AR could be on the cusp of having its moment, as a large brick-and-mortar retailer has fresh plans to appeal to shoppers willing to test out the technology. And new technology is in the works to help welcome them to the AR world: In October, it was reported that a Facebook executive said the company is developing augmented reality glasses.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Certainly, some consumers will embrace the new frontier of health technology, as well as the competitive price point. It’s comfortable, easy, and the technology behind it surpasses any workout machine on the market,” Elle magazine said. Google – Fitbit Combination Finally Gets a Look. Thirteen months after Google’s $2.1

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

2) @GonzoBanker – Cornerstone Advisors’ totally opinionated take on technologies, strategies, vendors and “anything else we run across in the trenches of the banking industry.” 10) @CU_Times – Credit Union Times magazine has Tweets on regulatory changes, awards and technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

That simple idea was developed while Van Houtte was working as a fashion assistant in Paris, combing through fashion magazines on a mission to research and catalog various looks for fashion shoots. The technology wasn’t there. That is, until 2015. But she persisted, and that product today is called TAGWALK.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Entrepreneur Magazine has rated it among its top franchises for the last seven years. That’s not a dig at Apple, we have huge respect for that brand – but it’s not every day you can say you executed better than one of the most valuable brands on the planet, even for a short while. battery replacement market, the $22 billion U.S.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 10, 2024

Pricing position is closely related to your brand as it is an important signal to the market. Competitive pricing undermines a bank’s brand value and differentiation by making its products or services more similar and interchangeable with those of its competitors. The two are different.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Advertising is a challenge in the omnichannel age, no matter who you are — but perhaps for none more so than quick service restaurants (QSRs), at least according to Duncan McCall, CEO of data and technology company PlaceIQ. There used to be three types of advertising: TV, magazine and out-of-home. One is the fragmentation of attention.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2016

Further, our research supports that brands perform better when using a balanced approach with online and offline channels.”. In comparison, magazine ads reached 4 percent of pre-holiday millennial shoppers, direct mail ads made it through to 12 percent and newspapers managed to reach 19 percent of young consumers.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Williams said the site — which has grown to include mobile solutions, a monthly digital magazine and integrations with tools like Amazon’s Alexa, among other features — has emphasized the importance of data and technology since it launched 20 years ago. Behind the scenes, we’re very technology-focused,” Williams told PYMNTS. “Our

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FICO

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2022 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. 2022 Judges (Left to Right): Sidhartha Dash, Paul Deall, Senthil Erulappan, Armando Junior.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

At the time, Gennette also announced the retailer’s multi-pronged plan for getting back on track: opening more backstage locations; bulking up high-value areas like fine apparel, clothes and jewelry; adding new in-store technology investments and launching more pop-up shops. Think about a magazine or digital media company.

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MAY 9, 2018

Maps will also be integrated with Google’s computer visioning technology: Consumers will be able — from within maps and using Lens — to identify buildings, dog breeds and clothing brands merely by aiming their camera lens at them; and it will be able to identify text. Google also announced a major AI upgrade for Google News.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

According to the Brewers Association’s May/June 2016 edition of The New Brewer magazine, the U.S. New brewery openings now outnumber closings 10 to one as consumers look to small, independent brands to quench their thirst. The technology is key,” she explained. beer market is worth nearly $106 billion. in Marshall, Michigan.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“You have fewer areas of dispute when you run a TV ad or buy a page in a magazine, because it’s pretty much binary — you can see it, you can hear it,” he said. “In a more TV environment, you have big brands buying from big media companies,” he said. But there’s another component. ”

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JUNE 4, 2018

Since then, mobile devices connected to the internet have further piqued the consumer’s penchant for using technology to consume television and movie programming according to a schedule that fits into their busy lives, instead of one made by broadcast executives. In 2017 , Pew reported that more than a quarter (28 percent) of all U.S.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 22, 2018

Below, we highlight a few industries offering new sleep products, services, and technologies. But a new crop of mattress brands is rising, some even moving from online-only into physical retail by embracing the concept of sleep-as-a-lifestyle. Beauty supplement brands like the The Nue Co., Mattress providers.

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